Im not saying that we will reach any of these scenerios this season, but in the near future, which would you guys prefer of the 3 scenerios?

1) 49ers have a really good season and make it to the playoffs. We battle hard and reach the Super Bowl. But, in the Super Bowl, we lose by 24+ points. So we had a good season, reached the Big game and got our butts handed to us.

2) 49ers have a really good season and make the playoffs. We battle hard and reach the Super Bowl. We play close the entire game and lose the game on a blown call by the refs. It isnt overturned and we lose the Super Bowl because of it. We had a good season, reached the Big game and took a loss in the Super Bowl completely because of the refs.

3) 49ers have a really good season and make the playoffs. We battle hard in the NFC Championship game but lose out. We dont make it to the Super Bowl, but we keep our perfect record in Super Bowl play.

Personally myself the undefeated record in the Superbowl is not that important of a record to me.The 5 wins are.I would prefer to make it to the Superbowl and lose on a bad call by the refs.The other two scenerios are not real appeasing to me heres why.

1)Losing by 24+ points in the Super bowl would be horrible not only for the niners confidence and moral(our team is very young.) but also because it would only add fire to the debate that the AFC is BY FAR the better conference.I personally see the balance shifting back to the NFC within the next 5 years.

3)Although making the playoffs would be great,and making the NFC championship game would be even better.There would be a feeling of let down to have made it that far and not have won.Plus there was no mention as to what the score could be.IT could be final score Saints 49 49ers 7.That would not sit well with any of us.

If the refs make a bad call it's nothing that our team can control.I think this would be the one scenerio where the team would be hungry the next season, without any let down.Plus if the game was that close in the Superbowl that it came down to a bad call by the refs it would show just how improved that not only the 49ers are but also how much better the NFC has become.

Good hypothetical here, Angel. All scenarios are double-edged, but the one that would crush me the least would be the 3rd one. I hear what you're saying Kaybra, but Angel did say we battle hard, and that would suggest to me a close battle ( maybe that's just me ). If we lost due to a ref call, someone or multiple people would lose their lives, and I don't want that. Same loss of life could be linked to the SB blowout loss.

My only option is #3, where it will hurt, but we would know how achievable the SB goal will be in 08._________________

u missed the 4 option......9ers beat the patriots and we become world champs and we win by a differrence of 24 points

but if i have to choose one ill probably choose 3

Well, if I put that as an option and someone chose somethiong else, they should be chased outta here and never allowed to return

Oldman, you are right, I was thinking a competitive game for the NFC Championship game. Something where we were could still come back later in the game, something other than a blowout. I probably shoulda mentioned that in the original post, my bad.

I thought back to the other super bowls that I remember...losing big sucks no matter how you look at it (remember the chargers?)... I dont really care about the undefeated super bowl record either, but I chose the last one because I cant remember any team in recent memory that was good enough to win the big game, got screwed, and then came back and won it the next year. They end up losing alot of players just like the winners do. I think losing in the championship game would be more important to our franchise because the players would be that much hungrier. To have a taste of the big show and just miss because you're not quite there yet, would pi$$ me off way more than knowing I could/should have won it all. Thats important these days with the egos these players have. I think #3 would have a better chance of lighting a fire throughout the organization.

I would never want to lose the superbowl on a blown call by the refs, blatant or not. No one likes to hear about how your team got screwed, I know I hate it when I hear seahawks fans complain even though I think they did blow some calls. Id rather lose decisively then always knowing in the back of my head we should have yet another superbowl victory. Plus I wouldnt want to taint the win for whoever did happen to beat us.

It would have to be #3. No one wants to get blown out and we will be motivated the following year after a close loss in th NFC champ game. Plus FA would want to come to us to help get a ring and get over the hump_________________

NFC championship game loss has to be it for me. IF the niners made the superbowl I would be so pumped up that either of the two losses mentioned would crush me, especially given the fact we would lose our perfect SB record. Making the NFC finals would still be a great season and a huge stride for our team in the right direction. If we won that game however, I would just have that feeling that we could beat anyone, and losing after you feel that is always tougher for me. If we were to lose to a team in the NFC, like say the Saints, who seem to be the better team at this point, you never really have as huge a letdown.
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I also do not want the last football game I see to be a niners loss.
I would much rather watch a semi-neutral game the next week to help get that out of my system_________________

MAC DRE wrote:

I'd rather have young Wagner and Wright going forward than Willis and Bowman.